Posts tagged with "Victor Hedman"

Compare defensive statistics of the Tampa Bay Lightning this year versus last and the difference is minimal. One might even say that it is barely detectable, but the fans watching see it all too clearly. Over the last few games, the deficiency as a team by the Lightning defensively is evident.
Too many fans in Lightning-land may think...

There are some adages in professional sports that have stood the test of time. Perhaps, one of the truest of these is that big-time players play big in playoff games. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, you would be hard-pressed to find a player that has elevated his regular season performance during the playoffs more than Alex...

Prior to the face-off between Team Sweden and Team Russia in the World Cup of Hockey, the biggest source of worry for Swedes had been the Russian offense, which on paper has been said to surpass the Swedish equivalent regarding star quality and skill. The worry didn't ease off when it became known that Henrik Lundqvist would be unable to...

The Tampa Bay Lightning lead all NHL teams with 12 participants at this year’s World Cup of Hockey, taking place from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
The tournament is being held for the first time since 2004 and with a deep playoff run for the Lightning this past postseason, some players will be entering the...

As last season was winding down Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman probably had some restless nights. The team was looking at the very real possibility that they would lose their captain, Steven Stamkos, to free agency. If this were the only issue facing Yzerman, there would not be much empathy given to the GM. Just deal...

The Red Wings have made significant moves during the 2016 offseason to try to improve the organization, moving on from Pavel Datsyuk’s expensive cap hit, signing a high-end free agent center in Frans Nielsen as well as re-signing Darren Helm and extending Luke Glendening’s contract.
But the Wings weren’t the only active team in...

Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman is taking care of business this summer. Not only has he had a couple of RFAs put ink to paper (including Andrei Vasilevskiy on Friday), he brought Steven Stamkos back on an eight-year extension, the maximum term on a re-signing. Friday, he locked defenseman Victor Hedman into an...

Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman is taking care of business this summer. Not only has he had a couple RFAs put ink to paper, he has brought Steven Stamkos back on an eight-year deal and, according to reports Friday, he's locked in defenseman Victor Hedman to an eight-year contract extension.
Hedman, the team's top...

During the Tampa Bay Lightning's 24-year history in the National Hockey League, the franchise has made some memorable (and not so memorable) selections in the NHL Entry Draft. Of the 217 players chosen by the franchise over the course of 24 entry drafts -- not counting three players chosen in the now defunct Supplemental Draft -- just 79...

Some Columbus fans are hoping that this year’s top three pick in the draft pans out better than the last one. But it’s hard to say Ryan Murray’s career is a write-off.
I think I've tweeted this before...Ryan Murray sucks! #CBJ
— Kyle Derr (@KRDerr) November 18, 2015
Ryan Murray is just terrible. #CBJ
— Zach Smith...

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